Happy Anniversay!China has changed immensely since the country was "liberated" in 1949. Gone are the ubiquitous Mao Suits and so many of the old conventions attendant to espousing Chinese Socialism. Notwithstanding the initial fervor which swept the country sixty years ago, and the subsequent upheavals of the Cultural Revolution; China, under the reforms first introduced by Deng Xiaoping and the ripple effect of Tiananmen Square in 1989, now stands front and center; controlling vast sums of capital, leading the way in many areas of technical innovation; and finally, if the world hadn't already been paying attention, grabbing our eyeballs with the spectacular staging of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing last Summer.
This Blog will examine The People's Republic of China as it now celebrates it's 60th Anniversary. As I return to the PRC in October to observe this anniversay, I will first offer some perspective; recounting my trip to Beijing last August; during which I attended the Summer Games, and also toured the City and region.
